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Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown |OT| Top Tier Fighting, Top Tier Pricing
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Rickenslacker
Banned
FUCK YEAH! Complete edition GET.
Character item packs seem to range at around 100MB each. The smallest being 76MB (Aoi) and the largest is 153MB (Lau).
Edit: Correction, El Blaze seems to have the largest at 163MB.
SpikedGunner
Member
downloading now, thank you bestbuy.com.
Teknopathetic
Member
In there. Downloading Complete Edition now. Streaming a GAF lobby later.
FYI don't forget about the #vfgaf IRC channel on globalgamers.
FYI don't forget about the #vfgaf IRC channel on globalgamers.
Phoenixazure
Member
downloading now. looks like i got something to play tonight.
devastatorprime
Member
Oh god please hurry
Master Thespian
Member
Everyone who plays VF is my brother.
But I hate you PS3 guys so much right now.
But I hate you PS3 guys so much right now.
TheFightingFish
Member
Hey, I know the usual reply is "try them all...see who you like." But can any VF vets actually give a VF newcomer at least a bit on guidance on which characters need a little less execution to make them tick? I never have the time to be a training room warrior, so in fighting games I usually have to pick someone who is a little more straight forward to actually get some wins in online.
Everyone keeps saying Jean.
Hours Left
Member
Downloading!
Good thing they discounted the customization packs for PS+ members too. Everything for under $25 is pretty sweet.
Good thing they discounted the customization packs for PS+ members too. Everything for under $25 is pretty sweet.
crimzonflame
Member
I dont think you need PSN+ for the discount. I just bought it for $29.99 and Im not a premium subscriber.
Edit: Unless everyone is talking about an additional discount.
Edit: Unless everyone is talking about an additional discount.
SpikedGunner
Member
So has the Complete Edition been mentioned in the OP? it might help those who wander in curious about the game.
Quoted, for release. Join the IRC, folks.
there is another discount. If you have psn+
PlayStation®Plus subscribers will be able to download Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown free from PSN for one month after launch, and will have the option to purchase character customization DLC bundle packs for 20% off for two weeks from launch.
crimzonflame
Member
Cool. I wasnt going to buy the custom packs at all, but $29.99 for the complete edition is a steal.
Jean is a very straightforward character with no special stances or crazy movement options etc. He's a very fundamental character to start with.
Knux-Future
Banned
Stupid noob question...
why is it called Virtua Fighter?
What's a Virtua? Typo?
why is it called Virtua Fighter?
What's a Virtua? Typo?
what about that Akira, Lion, Kage, or Lei-Fei?
If you are a newcoming stay away from Akira. Lei-Fei and Jacky are good choices. Lion and Kage are easy enough too.
Master Thespian
Member
There's no "L" in the Japanese language.
crimzonflame
Member
Most likely picking Eileen first.
Oh, isn't he the main protagonist in the series? I thought he of all people would be more about fundamentals than execution.
Knux-Future
Banned
I now feel like an asshole.
Oh well bought this game and I plan to be a super scrub here too. Sega needs to the sales due to the great deal. I also kinda want to learn another fighter.....maybe one day i will be mediocre in one.
Teknopathetic
Member
"There's no "L" in the Japanese language."
Didn't stop them with Virtual On. But there are quite a few sega franchises that are just "Virtua." Virtua Striker, Virtua Racing, Virtua Tennis.
I think they just sort of kept it.
Didn't stop them with Virtual On. But there are quite a few sega franchises that are just "Virtua." Virtua Striker, Virtua Racing, Virtua Tennis.
I think they just sort of kept it.
SousedLouse
Member
Good thing I doubled back on the OT before I started up PSN.
Downloading now, and I'm at 9%. I'm a little surprised by the size of the download packs - they're around 100 megabytes on average, sometimes a bit over that. I think I'll snag them all before I start playing the game.
Downloading now, and I'm at 9%. I'm a little surprised by the size of the download packs - they're around 100 megabytes on average, sometimes a bit over that. I think I'll snag them all before I start playing the game.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Classic dumb question:
Is Lion supposed to be pronounced "Lion" as in the cat, or "Leon" as in the S. Kennedy?
I always thought it was "Leon" with a Engrish spelling twist, but...
Is Lion supposed to be pronounced "Lion" as in the cat, or "Leon" as in the S. Kennedy?
I always thought it was "Leon" with a Engrish spelling twist, but...
SousedLouse
Member
It's "Leon". I guess they spelled it that way because they thought it looked more regal. Either that or because of the whole Le/Li thing with Japanese.
It's french, so it should sound similar to "lee-on".
GrayFoxPL
Member
Downloading now and already at 17%.
Edit: Also, who's the most agile/fastest character in the game with crazy rushdown? That will be my main.
Sarah, Lau, Pai etc. Basically everyone is on-meth-fast.
He's basically the poster boy, but he's very execution heavy. I'd start with someone like Jean, Jacky, Pai, Sarah or even Taka.
SephirothRK
Member
so instead of the $45 dollars for the game and two expansion pack, we can buy the complete for just $30? Wow.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
If you're new to VF, don't pick Lei Fei or Akira. I'd also avoid El Blaze because he's very high risk, Kage and Shun are also a bit difficult. Vanessa has too many moves, so she's confusing for newbies. Jacky and Jean are very strong, Pai and Sarah are fast, rushdown characters. Jeffery and Wolf are bruisers. Goh is a little more unconventional but gets great damage, Brad has a bunch of stances but isn't tooo bad. Eileen is also kind of stance heavy.
Edit: Oh yeah, Lion is good but a bit tricky with movement. Still, very strong. And Lau is like Pai but slightly more straightforward, I guess. Aoi used to be worse but now she gets pretty great damage, but a lot of her stuff relies on stance canceling and move canceling, lots of sabakis and other risky moves. It's a bold choice for a first character.
It's good to start with orthodox characters like Jacky, Jean, or Lau because you learn the fundamentals much more quickly. I started with Vanessa back in the day, and she's really great, but only recently has she gotten a true elbow, knee, and standard P,K string. The normal nitaku never applied to her game in VF4, which made her very weird; less guaranteed damage but more potential for big damage. Now that she has those moves I'm learning to play more orthodox vf, which is probably what I should have been learning 8-10 years ago.
Edit: Oh yeah, Lion is good but a bit tricky with movement. Still, very strong. And Lau is like Pai but slightly more straightforward, I guess. Aoi used to be worse but now she gets pretty great damage, but a lot of her stuff relies on stance canceling and move canceling, lots of sabakis and other risky moves. It's a bold choice for a first character.
It's good to start with orthodox characters like Jacky, Jean, or Lau because you learn the fundamentals much more quickly. I started with Vanessa back in the day, and she's really great, but only recently has she gotten a true elbow, knee, and standard P,K string. The normal nitaku never applied to her game in VF4, which made her very weird; less guaranteed damage but more potential for big damage. Now that she has those moves I'm learning to play more orthodox vf, which is probably what I should have been learning 8-10 years ago.
Majima Everywhere System
Member
I was already a PS+ Subscriber, and I was hoping for at most a sale on this day one. I thought it might be free one day down the line with PS+, but that was too far out and too much chance.
Then this happened.
Then this happened.
SousedLouse
Member
It's the latter. You pay for it all at once, and you get the base game and all the customization packs, but (from what I'm seeing, at least) you have to download them individually.
Rickenslacker
Banned
I'm loving the customization already. Anime eye masks? lol
